Silicon Cowboys

Silicon Cowboys (2016)

6.8 77 min Movie
Documentary

They risked their future to create ours...

Launched in 1982 by three friends in a Houston diner, Compaq Computer set out to build a portable PC to take on IBM, the world’s most powerful tech company. Many had tried cloning the industry leader’s code, only to be trounced by IBM and its high-priced lawyers. Explore the remarkable David vs. Goliath story, and eventual demise, of Compaq, an unlikely upstart who altered the future of computing and helped shape the world as we know it today.

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Cast

Rod Canion Rod Canion Self
Bill Murto Bill Murto Self
Jim Harris Jim Harris Self
Bill Fargo Bill Fargo Self
Hugh Barnes Hugh Barnes Self
Gary Stimac Gary Stimac Self
Steve Flannigan Steve Flannigan Self
Mike Swavely Mike Swavely Self
Karen Walker Karen Walker Self
Ben Rosen Ben Rosen Self
Ross Cooley Ross Cooley Self
Steve Ullrich Steve Ullrich Self

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